mrloislane

mrloislane, 1 month ago to news

"Ontario Premier Doug Ford keeps on describing the province's economy in glowing terms, but plenty of economists believe a far less rosy picture will be painted when Ford's finance minister tables his budget on Tuesday."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-preview-doug-ford-economy-1.7154986 #OnPoli #News #CBC

mrloislane, 1 month ago to running

As thousands of runners neared the finish line on Sunday's Around the Bay Road Race, they were greeted with cheers, music, noisemakers and dancing — and at least one cheeky sign.

"Don't trust a fart after this point," warned Maya George's hand-drawn block letters.

She was among hundreds or more packing the sides of east-end streets in Hamilton, close to where the annual race had its new finish line location at Tim Hortons Field.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/around-the-bay-2024-1.7154396 #HamOnt #AroundTheBay #Running #News

mrloislane, 2 months ago to random

"McGowan says the documents show Mohawks, Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations, Chippewa, Delaware, Wyandotte, and Mississauga peoples had donated £115, an amount equivalent to $12,426 today.

"With further donations from the Saugeen, Ojibwa of Lake Huron, and Moravian Ojibwa, the total Indigenous gift to the relief fund was £165, or $17,978 in today's Canadian currency. Some of these contributions came from Indigenous communities in Quebec."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-first-nations-irish-famine-donations-1.7143918 #CdnHistory #Indigenous #Irish

mrloislane, 2 months ago to Health

Federal funding announcements aren't always as emotional as one held Monday morning in Hamilton's east end.

People teared up, hugged and expressed their appreciation for one another's work on a long-term Indigenous health and housing project.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/biindigen-centre-receives-13-million-in-funding-1.7140535 #HamOnt #Health #News #CBC

mrloislane, 3 months ago to random

It's mating season for #coyotes, which means they're more likely to be out and about during the day.

With that in mind, the City of #Burlington, Ont., is reminding residents what to do if they encounter one, and how to coyote-proof their properties.

Last week, the city also updated its bylaws to let wildlife management professionals use firearms but the city's head of bylaw says that's not to make it easier to kill coyotes but makes the response require less staffing.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/coyote-mating-season-1.7120261

mrloislane, 3 months ago to random

Wearing green to show solidarity with my fellow CBC workers as our bargaining committee negotiates a fair deal. #CMGatCBC #GCMàRC
https://x.com/conradcollaco/status/1759988196417372562?s=46

mrloislane, 3 months ago to news

"You can stick me in the desert with nothing and I'm going to come out owning the desert."

Private jets, yachts and parties: Ontario landlords flaunted lavish lifestyle as business began to crumble

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/investors-bankruptcy-protection-1.7108994 #HamOnt #News #CBC

mrloislane, 3 months ago to Hockey

"Burlington's Emma Greco played for two other professional hockey leagues before the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), but says she's never seen the kind of interest the women's game is experiencing now – and credits it largely to television.
"'People I haven't talked to in a while, they'll message me and say, 'I was watching you on TV,' or they'll post me in an Instagram story saying they were watching my game at a bar somewhere.'"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/greco-hockey-1.7105289 #Hockey #PWHL #Burlington #CBC

mrloislane, 4 months ago to news

"Dylan Isaacs, 30, was from Six Nations of the Grand River near Hamilton. He was leaving the stadium with his friends late Sunday night when he reportedly encountered a person driving erratically and striking a pedestrian, Miami Gardens police said in a statement."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/six-nations-nfl-florida-miami-dolphins-1.7079315 #HamOnt #SixNations #News #CBC

mrloislane, 4 months ago to Toronto

“Employees of a Chapters bookstore in Scarborough are accusing Indigo of union busting after the company told employees it'd be closing the store in January, which was one of three unionized locations in Toronto.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scarborough-chapters-closing-1.7068997 #Toronto #Labour #News #CBC

mrloislane, 5 months ago to news

"The federal government will begin the search for a new head of CBC/Radio-Canada early in the new year, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said Tuesday as she faced questions about her confidence in its current leader." https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-tait-st-onge-1.7057033 #News #CBC #CdnPoli

mrloislane, 5 months ago to news

“McMaster University is telling students who live at its new downtown residence they should boil their water before drinking it and to add bleach when cleaning their dishes.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/mcmaster-downtown-residence-building-issues-water-1.7055794 #HamOnt #McMaster #Housing #News

mrloislane, 6 months ago to random

We've been updating this article with the latest on the Rainbow Bridge explosion: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/rainbow-bridge-explosion-niagara-1.7036398 Stay tuned for more.

mrloislane, 6 months ago to Health

"Nurses are working so much overtime at Hamilton’s hospitals that some are making more than double a full-time salary." https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/they-re-working-nonstop-massive-overtime-pushes-salaries-of-hamilton-hospital-nurses-over-200k/article_df56b1b2-0252-58b1-a5a4-4b2ee16dfcc6.html #HamOnt #Health #News

mrloislane, 6 months ago to hiking

Hiking is a popular fall activity in and around Hamilton and Niagara, but many hikers may be unaware of the work that goes into designing and maintaining their favourite paths.

Even the rugged Bruce, which stretches along the escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, Ont., receives regular touch ups.

Meet some of the 1,500 volunteers who go ‘all-in’ to clean up and fix Ontario hiking trails: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hiking-trails-volunteers-1.7016794 #Hiking #BruceTrail #Environment #Ontario #HamOnt #Niagara

mrloislane, 6 months ago to Health

"The vaccines that we had, in some cases a couple years ago, are not particularly effective against the current circulating variants. And so even if you got your vaccines in the early roll out and you felt that you were protected, you need to know that that protection is waning, especially if you're older, if you have chronic health conditions."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-influenza-covid-19-vaccines-1.7015231 #HamOnt #COVID19 #Vaccines #Health #News #CBC

mrloislane, 6 months ago to news

"Premier Doug Ford met face-to-face with Hamilton developer Sergio Manchia about removing his land from the Greenbelt in 2021, documents reveal.

"The documents contradict what Ford has previously said about his involvement in the controversy, including that he has "no recollection" of meeting Manchia, nor did he know about the proposed changes before 2022."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ford-email-greenbelt-meeting-1.7012980 #HamOnt #OnPoli #Greenbelt #News #CBC

mrloislane, 6 months ago to news

"That staggering demand is also playing out at food banks and other food programs across the country. A new report from Food Banks Canada released Wednesday found that this year, with the cost of living skyrocketing, food bank usage rose to its highest level since the survey started in 1989." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/food-bank-use-highest-in-canadian-history-hunger-count-2023-report-1.7006464 #News #CBC #Poverty #FoodInsecurity

mrloislane, 6 months ago to news

"Premier Doug Ford's government copied, word for word, a developer's requested changes to Hamilton's official plan to allow an eight-storey condo at the current site of a designated heritage building — blindsiding city planning staff, elected officials and residents."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/official-plan-condo-building-1.7006380 #HamOnt #News #CBC #OnPoli

mrloislane, 7 months ago to news

"Ontario New Democrats have kicked Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama out of caucus." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/jama-ndp-caucus-1.7005056 #OnPoli #News #HamOnt

mrloislane, 7 months ago to news

"Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama is threatening to sue Premier Doug Ford for accusing her of antisemitism over comments she made in support of Palestinians.

Jama's office served the cease and desist letter to Ford on Thursday, said a statement from her lawyer Stephen Ellis and the Legal Centre for Palestine. The letter says if Ford does not remove his social media post, and publicly apologize, Jama will pursue legal action for defamation."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/jama-ford-cease-and-desist-1.7001273 #HamOnt #OnPoli #News #CBC

mrloislane, 7 months ago to news

"Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling for the resignation of Hamilton Centre NDP MPP Sarah Jama following her statement about the conflict between Hamas and Israel in which she voices her support for the people of Gaza." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/sarah-jama-gaza-statement-1.6992654 #HamOnt #News #CBC #OnPoli

mrloislane, 7 months ago to news

"Tory “failed to observe the terms of the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework” for council members’ dealings with their staff, Batty found in the 122-page report.
"As mayor he also exercised “improper use of influence” by voting on city council items involving Toronto hosting 2026 World Cup games while in a relationship with the woman after she moved to Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to work on the World Cup file."

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/mr-tory-put-his-private-interests-first-former-mayor-broke-ethics-rules-with-relationship-watchdog/article_e7af0ceb-4198-5ab4-bb97-257a113ee486.html #News #Toronto #OnPoli

mrloislane, 8 months ago to random

Ontario's public broadcaster #TVO is sitting on $17 million in long-term investments while its journalists and education workers are on their fifth week of a strike for fair wages and job security.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/tvo-can-pay-fair-wages-with-a-fraction-of-its-17-million-reserve-union-857087412.html #FundTVOLikeItMatters #17MillionReasons #CMG #Labour #EnoughIsEnoughON #SummerOfStrikes #HotLaborSummer #OnPoli

mrloislane, 8 months ago to random

On the TVO/CMG picket line yesterday, a stranger came up to me with a bag of Cinnabon buns, said: “You deserve everything you’re asking for,” and left without telling me their name. I did my due diligence by eating the first one to make sure they weren’t poisoned. I believe this mysterious bun-giver was an angel and I refuse to accept anything else. It's Day 24 today and we're so grateful for all the support we've received. #FundTVOLikeItMatters #StopPassingTheBuck #EnoughIsEnoughON #Labour